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andreabedini.mail — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:46:25 GMT

Dear all,

I have a problem with solid filling, As you can see in the attached file the contours of the filling are pixels.

it's so ugly.

Can you suggest something to fix it?

Thak you

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Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

leeminardi — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:52:10 GMT

Please provide the steps you took to make the pdf. The fact that the red in the file is not uniform indicates that some file compression was used to make the image file. Did you go direcrlty to a pdf from AUtoCAD or save an image (e.g., jpg) to make the pdf? Also, is this a 3D AutoCAD object with a default index color or an applied material? A copy of the file would be helpful too.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

andreabedini.mail — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:48:29 GMT

Dear,
you can see my steps below:

I made the pdf from autocad directly
It is a 3D autocad object with a default index color, but I tried with a standard material also the resoult is the same.

Please see the attached DWG file.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

pendean — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 21:07:00 GMT

100dpi perhaps?

How about a viewport in that layout instead? See attached.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

leeminardi — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:39:49 GMT

The quality in Model space looks perfect. Use saveimg in model space and choose 24 bit png.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

SEANT61 — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:58:07 GMT

Here’s a setup to get shaded vector output from AutoCAD. A somewhat labor intensive (crying out for automation) process, but not too bad if the project would benefit from exceptionally crisp graphics.

I used a somewhat similar process with the automation demoed in this vector rendering thread.

Vector Rendering (theswamp.org)

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

andreabedini.mail — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:59:32 GMT

It is an interesting tutorial but I'm looking for something more quick for this project
Thank you

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

andreabedini.mail — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:01:51 GMT

Is the problem the 100 dpi ?

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

andreabedini.mail — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:10:30 GMT

I need to work like Inventor, drawing the 3D model and get it in layout, make a technical sheet with some 3d view.
I can do that, but as you can see the 3d views are very ugly.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

pendean — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:32:29 GMT

@andreabedini.mail wrote:
I need to work like Inventor

Then you need to be using Inventor: AutoCAD is not it. Sorry.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

andreabedini.mail — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:16:45 GMT

I am using inventor also , but sometimes i prefer to use AutoCAD. I choose the Autodesk software according to the project, in this case autoCAD is better than inventor, for me.
In autocad there is the tools to do that but does not work well.
I hope that autodesk will fix this problem.

Thank you.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

leeminardi — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:33:28 GMT

I just added an additional layout to your drawing and it looks good. Note the dpi for this is 300. Try creating a new layout and as you go through the additional steps to create the final image you want see if you can find at what point the image degrades.

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

andreabedini.mail — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:27:51 GMT

I tried to do that but the problem remain

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

pendean — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:49:56 GMT

Doesn't this say NO SELECTION?

Your sample DWG file uses a view, not a viewport, in LAYOUT: are you still not using VIEWPORTs as suggested by everyone so far?

Re: Problem with solid visualization in layout and printed sheet

andreabedini.mail — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 06:33:04 GMT

Yes because I want to use a view not a viewport

In autocad there is the tool to do a 3D view in layout, because it does not work well ?

thank you very much for your support and suggestion